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Phoenix Slides Changelog

What's new in Phoenix Slides 1.5.7

Feb 27, 2024
  • Add preference for dark/light appearance (overriding system setting if desired)
  • Set text color of filenames to white against dark backgrounds
  • Fix heic auto-orientation in slideshow
  • Generate larger thumbnails in some cases when preference is set to 160
  • Remember rotations in between slideshows
  • Fix: app should no longer prevent unmounting of volumes
  • Fix animated gifs when "show large images at actual size" pref was on
  • Update slideshow image correctly when performing lossless jpeg rotation and "don't change modification date" preference was on
  • Fix order of slideshow when files were changed in the background and images were sorted by modification date
  • Eliminate white edges to images in certain circumstances
  • Fix a small memory leak when viewing exif info

New in Phoenix Slides 1.5.6 (Feb 6, 2024)

  • Improve slideshow image quality; draw correctly to HiDPI/"retina" displays
  • Fix crash when loading thumbnails for some DNG files
  • Fix regression: "Show Large Images at Actual Size" not working
  • Add a line to the slideshow cheat sheet documenting option-arrow (goes to next/previous slide in order while in random mode)

New in Phoenix Slides 1.5.5 (Feb 1, 2024)

  • fix: "Move To Trash" does not remove slide from slideshow when sorted by date
  • fix: thumbnails not updated immediately after undoing a "Move To Trash"
  • add hidden preference to disable slideshow looping indicator: defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides SlideshowSuppressLoopIndicator -bool YES

New in Phoenix Slides 1.5.4 (Jan 19, 2024)

  • Faster thumbnails
  • Better performance in slideshows, especially for zoomed-in images
  • Categories (the ones assigned with F2-F12 keys) now saved across launches
  • Experimental support for animated webp images
  • Add preference for the startup slideshow to appear in a window
  • Fix bug where some EXIF thumbnails were not recognized
  • Fix regression: corresponding thumbnail not selected after closing slideshow

New in Phoenix Slides 1.5.3 (Jan 8, 2024)

  • Add ability to start slideshow immediately at startup (set in Preferences)
  • Add option to start without a browser window (when starting up with slideshow)
  • Add menu item File -> Move to Folder
  • Allow collapsing file browser (drag the divider all the way to the top)
  • Choose whether not to start slideshow/auto-advance when opening files from the Finder
  • Fix auto-advance being on sometimes despite preference setting
  • Improved startup time; other optimizations and bug fixes
  • Fix drag and drop resulting in string vs. file in apps like InDesign
  • Fix slideshow cheat sheet asking to load the LiHei Pro font on non-Chinese localizations

New in Phoenix Slides 1.5.2 (Dec 19, 2023)

  • Use embedded jpeg to generate thumbnails for raw files
  • Fix regression: exif orientation not read correctly
  • Slightly faster thumbnails for jpegs (use RAM instead of tmpfile)
  • Fix some rare potential crashes

New in Phoenix Slides 1.5.1 (Dec 14, 2023)

  • Sort by EXIF date (jpeg, heif, and raw supported)
  • Show EXIF info for heif and (many) raw files
  • Improve sorting speed (sorting by modification date is over 10x faster)
  • A couple of bug fixes

New in Phoenix Slides 1.5 (Dec 7, 2023)

  • Add option to view slideshow in resizable window
  • Thumbnail view and slideshow will now automatically update when your files are moved/changed (for most directories)
  • Restore ability to refresh thumbnails when reloading a directory
  • Support tabs
  • Add keyboard shortcut (cmd-opt-R) for Random mode
  • Allow pinch to zoom thumbnails
  • Enable "Copy" of file paths in thumbnail view
  • Add hidden preference for thumbnail padding: e.g., defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides thumbPadding -float 5 (accepts values of 0-16, but anything under 5 may look terrible)

New in Phoenix Slides 1.4.8 (Nov 27, 2023)

  • Avoid the notch on newer macbooks
  • Allow undo after moving files to the trash/Finder
  • Improve performance and memory usage when loading thumbnails
  • Restore feature: drag files to directory browser to open that directory (broken since 10.6 Snow Leopard!)
  • Files are now selected when dropping them onto the app or thumbnail view
  • Improve behavior (don't reload) if the current directory is renamed, deleted, unmounted
  • Show file type descriptions in the preferences
  • Fix some crashes that could happen after closing a window
  • Fix broken contextual menu when right-clicking on corrupt files
  • The maxThumbsToLoad hidden preference now defaults to 100
  • Other bug fixes
  • Now requires macOS 10.13 or later

New in Phoenix Slides 1.4.7 (Dec 16, 2021)

  • Improve image interpolation quality in slideshow
  • Improve "Check For Update" behavior

New in Phoenix Slides 1.4.6 (Nov 22, 2021)

  • Fix slideshow window position on macOS 12 (Monterey)
  • Support native Apple Silicon

New in Phoenix Slides 1.4.5 (Nov 13, 2019)

  • minor update for 10.15 (Catalina) compatibility

New in Phoenix Slides 1.4.4 (Dec 12, 2018)

  • Fix two regressions

New in Phoenix Slides 1.4.3 (Nov 22, 2018)

  • Support pinch gesture to zoom
  • Support Dark Mode in macOS 10.14
  • Fix slow drawing/high CPU usage in thumbnail view

New in Phoenix Slides 1.4.2 (May 29, 2016)

  • Fix bug where slideshow would not start if "Random" mode was selected

New in Phoenix Slides 1.4.1 (May 24, 2016)

  • fixed bug where thumbnail view was clipped until the window was resized (this only happened on OS X 10.11)
  • fixed bug with "Apply Settings" button in Slideshow Settings
  • windows are now restored when the app is re-opened (if the preference is checked in the "General" System Preferences)
  • added "Open With" contextual menu
  • fixed bug with scroll position of thumbnail view
  • fixed type-to-select in directory browser
  • better handling of invisible files
  • fixed crash when starting a slideshow at launch
  • fixed some localizations

New in Phoenix Slides 1.4.0 (Aug 21, 2014)

  • code-signed for Gatekeeper on 10.9.5
  • added preference to hide certain files types (e.g., pdf files)
  • now requires OS X 10.9 or later (major code rewrite!)

New in Phoenix Slides 1.3.1 (May 14, 2014)

  • fixed crash when changing the sort order (e.g. when sorting by last modified)
  • reenable scrollwheel navigation in slideshows when using a non-Magic Mouse
  • fixed slideshow window not appearing when window is moved to a second display on OS X 10.9
  • fixed problem where Phoenix Slides stopped noticing if a folder you were browsing got renamed or moved
  • fixed bug in slideshow: file deleted in browser window was not updated in the slideshow
  • improved handling of invisible folders
  • update version check to handle larger system versions
  • fixed some cosmetic bugs (degree symbol in EXIF info; display of non-integer auto-advance times)

New in Phoenix Slides 1.3 (Jan 13, 2014)

  • thumbnails load immediately when you scroll to them
  • you can now change from random to sequential during a slideshow
  • code-signed to run with Gatekeeper on 10.7+
  • limit placed on number of thumbnails automatically loaded (This avoids app crashes. You can change this value to anything from 0 to something very large. The default is 3000. Type something like defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides maxThumbsToLoad -int 8000 in a Terminal window.)
  • hit option-left/up and option-right/down to jump to the previous/next sequential slide while in random mode
  • added visual indicator when looping a slideshow
  • now shows empty screen when removing last slide (instead of going backwards)
  • autorotate setting saved across launches
  • autorotate setting available in slideshows as well
  • disabled use of scrollwheel/scrolling to advance slideshows (this feature didn't play well with the Magic Mouse)
  • relative paths (not just file names) are shown at the bottom of the browser window
  • handles mixed-case file extensions (.JpEg)
  • JPEG menu items now correctly enabled even if first selected item is not a JPEG
  • fixed "show file names" menu item checkmark
  • fixed exception when mounting a new disk
  • fixed exception when user typed a dead key (e.g. option-e)
  • fixed erroneous "there is a new version" message when the server returns a bad HTTP status code
  • updated to exiftags 1.01
  • improved French and Italian localizations

New in Phoenix Slides 1.2.8 (Oct 15, 2012)

  • info bar during slideshow is now hidden by default; showing/hiding of the info bar is now retained when quitting
  • universal binary again! the last version inadvertently dropped support for powerpc machines. (although, this will probably be the last version to support anything before 10.6)

New in Phoenix Slides 1.2.7 (Jul 28, 2012)

  • sort thumbnails by name or date
  • names in the browser are sorted by name now
  • thumbnail window now auto-rotates JPEGs with orientation tags (e.g. from your iPhone)
  • new "Rotate by Tag" command to apply a lossless JPEG rotation according to the orientation tag
  • in slideshow mode: added a new command to save the currently displayed orientation using lossless JPEG rotation
  • JPEG rotation commands are now applied relative to the currently displayed orientation
  • hitting '*' during slideshow now resetns rotation and flip (in addition to zoom)
  • added hidden preference to not re-randomize at the start of a new loop when both "Loop" and "Random" are active: type
  • defaults write net.blyt.phoenixslides Slideshow:RerandomizeOnLoop -boolean NO
  • in a Terminal window
  • fixed bug where super-skinny images might crash the browser (thanks to Luis Lozano)
  • fixed: white line on the right side of some 180-degree rotations
  • fixed bug where you're stuck in a slideshow if you dragged something to the Phoenix Slides icon, then switch to view a particular "category", then switched away from that window (e.g. another app) and back again (thanks to Doc O'Leary)
  • fixed bug where a jpeg would remain flipped in the slideshow after modifying it
  • fixed bug where slideshow rotations would be stored incorrectly after flipping
  • fixed: aliases in slideshows can now show EXIF info
  • fixed: replace thumb works with aliases
  • updated some localizations

New in Phoenix Slides 1.2.6 (Aug 31, 2009)

  • Works with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
  • When slideshow is running, slideshow no longer switches screens.
  • When running in random AND loop mode, re-randomize at the start of each loop.
  • Fixed crash on badly formatted ("field type mismatch") EXIF headers.
  • Improved Italian localization.

New in Phoenix Slides 1.2.5 (Mar 24, 2009)

  • fixed - no more white line in scaled-down images
  • new preference for larger thumbnails
  • new preference to allow moving files/making aliases
  • new - hit 'f' to flip during slideshow
  • new - shift-space goes back
  • new - set thumbnail background color
  • fixed - dragging to trash can now removes thumbnail from view (bug introduced in 1.2)
  • fixed bug when reading JPEG Comments with 8-bit characters